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Thomas Out - Lind or Bonds In???
theondeckcircle.net 4/20/2008 — A look at the reasoning behind the Frank Thomas release, the current state of the Toronto Blue Jays line-up, and possible replacements for Thomas including prospect Adam Lind or (gasp) Barry Bonds.
Who Needs a DH?
beyondtheboxscore.com 4/21/2008 —
If you would've asked a baseball fan in the late 1990's for their top 20 players I'm almost positive Barry Bonds, Frank Thomas, Mike Piazza, and Sammy Sosa would've popped up. As we stand today none of them have a job, and only the former two seem ...
Why The Blue Jays Should Sign Barry Bonds
mvn.com 4/25/2008 — On the heels of a three game losing streak and the release of their biggest offensive free agent acquisition in years, something is missing with the Toronto Blue Jays.
While no one could act as though Frank Thomas’ release is even remotely ...
Frank Thomas Suitors
mlbtraderumors.com 4/22/2008 — The Blue Jays are on the hook for the rest of Frank Thomas ' salary this year, making him a fine bargain for a team looking for a DH. It seems that the signing team will not be liable for his 2009 vesting option. As an injury-prone DH ...
There's No Such Thing As 'Walking Too Much'
sports.aol.com 4/25/2008 — Barry Bonds has his share of critics, and many of them are rightfully justified in their opinions. But one of the most ridiculous complaint ever levied on the guy is that he "walks too much." Far too many mainstream guys perpetuate the myth that this ...
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detroittigersweblog.com 4/19/2008 — Beantown West: Bloggers Leave Moms’ Basements, Get Free Dodger Dogs The Dodgers invited a group of bloggers for a night in a suite and some conversation with Ned Colleti, Frank McCourt, and Tommy Lasorda. D-Town Baseball › Breaking down Clete Thomas with pitch f/x Pretty much what the title implies (tags: clete-thomas pitchfx ) Share This Advertisement: Have
Blue Jays release designated hitter Frank Thomas
tsn.ca 4/20/2008 — The Frank Thomas era in Toronto has come to an end. The 39-year old designed hitter has been released by the Blue Jays, one day after being benched as the teams' starting designated hitter. Thomas was batting .167 in 16 games, with three homers and 11 ...
Fantasy Fridays Makes a Comeback
theoutsiderslook.blogspot.com 4/21/2008 — The cry for 'Don't call it a comeback' has been silenced as Brandon Heikoop takes a look at a couple players who are slipping under the Fantasy Baseball radar.
He also provides a quick jab at what the heck is going on in 'Baseball North' with the release of Frank Thomas.
Baseball | Jays send Thomas packing
thestar.com 4/21/2008 — Cathal Kelly Sports Reporter Frank Thomas's career as a Toronto Blue Jay ended quietly yesterday morning after a closed-door meeting with GM J.P. Ricciardi."We came to a mutual agreement, both Frank and myself, that probably to move forward, it's best ...
Baseball | Congratulations, Frank, you're No. 1
thestar.com 4/21/2008 — Richard Griffin O f 82 major-league free-agent signings in the Jays' 32-year history, the contract given to Frank Thomas on November 17, 2006, now ranks as the team's worst free-agent signing ever. Rounding out the Top-5 free-agent disasters are Erik ...
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It Hurts so bad
torontosun.com 4/20/2008 — Frank (The Big Hurt) Thomas has been benched. Thomas, the Blue Jays' giant designated hitter, wasn't in the lineup against the Detroit Tigers in yesterday's 3-2 victory and he was told by manager John Gibbons that he won't be back in the near ...
Thomas' release talk of Sox' clubhouse
dailyherald.com 4/21/2008 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Frank Thomas is the best hitter in White Sox history and one of the best ever in major-league baseball. On Sunday, though, the "Big Hurt" found himself in the unemployment line. After batting .167 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI in ...
Releasing Frank Thomas was a [blank] idea —
EveryJoe » Baseball
If you don’t live in or near Toronto (or listen to six hours of ESPN Radio a day, like I do) then I won’t blame you for not knowing that the Toronto Blue Jays released 19-year veteran Frank Thomas after yet another early season slump. People around baseball, as well as Toronto Blue Jay fans, are split on whether or not releasing Thomas was a good idea… well… okay, ...
Toronto Has A Big Void With Barry Bonds' Name On It —
Sports articles at Blogcritics
With Frank Thomas's recent release, the Blue Jays have an opportunity in their talons.
(Announcer: Previously, on BC Sports ... The savvy sports editor explains why nobody in their right mind would sign Barry Bonds.)Going team by team, at the time, made sense assuming only that all those teams still had their existing DHs. I mean, the Red Sox could use Barry Bonds if David Ortiz decided to ...
The Big Hurt —
Fantasy Baseball Through The Eyes of a Gaijin
The Toronto Blue Jays and Frank Thomas have officially departed ways after the Jays demoted Thomas to the bench after struggling to start the year. I see Thomas being signed by another team in the AL and to be more specific, I see the Tampa Bay Rays picking him up as a DH. Remember all those rumours about Barry Bonds landing in Tampa, well...now the Rays can add a veteran player into their ...
Frank Thomas Released —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
11:10am: While I was writing the below, Frank Thomas was released. That was fast. I would expect the Jays to call up Adam Lind . They've lost a big chunk of run production, so they should be looking for a new DH. Barry Bonds ? As for Thomas, I think there will be a lot of interest. My immediate thought is the Rays, which could come back to bite the ...
Big Hurt Feelings —
Bugs & Cranks
Warning: Approaching Frank Thomas for an autograph or a photo anytime soon might not be a good idea, now that he’s going to be seeing a couple more days on the bench and a couple less plate appearances.
Saturday afternoon, Manager John Gibbons informed the Auburn product that his services would not be required for the tilt against the Tigers. Matt Stairs, a career .500 hitter ...
Fantasy Owners Find “Big Hurt” In Frank Thomas’ Release —
Fantasy Baseball Dugout
If fantasy baseball GM’s were looking for a reason to cut a 500 homerun hitter and future Hall of Famer, Frank Thomas has provided them the perfect opportunity…
He was released Sunday by the Toronto Blue Jays.
The public reason for the Big Hurt’s split with the Jays has to do with proposed reduced playing time. Thomas [...]
Could The Big Hurt Return to Oakland and Bring Barry Bonds With Him? —
FanHouse
The unexpected release of Frank Thomas by Toronto has the potential to throw a serious kink into the American League pennant races. Because of the money he's still owed on his original deal, someone can add a big bat at a big bargain and greatly help their chances at making a run for the playoffs. One such team is Oakland, where Thomas revitalized his career a couple of years ago. They have ...
I'm Off Disney World, Huge —
Sports And The City
I'm beginning to hate Orlando. And I've never even been there. The city has not been kind to my Toronto Raptors or Toronto Blue Jays in recent days. I thought Disney World was where dreams come true? I don't know about you, but I'm still having nightmares from the first quarter of game one between the Raptors and Orlando Magic. You know, when Orlando scored 43 points on 80 percent - 80 ...
Oakland Hurting for Thomas? —
MVN Outsider
Freshly released by the Toronto Blue Jays, who dumped the slumper who believes it had to do with next year’s vest, Frank Thomas may have a former club on his next dance card—the Oakland Athletics , for whom the Big Hurt opened 2006 with a bigger hurt before regrouping, romping enough, and becoming a big enough factor in the A’s wresting the American League West from the ...
Thomas Offered Contract —
Drunk Jays Fans
His nameplate has yet to be removed from the Blue Jays locker room, but Frank Thomas has already been offered a contract to play professional baseball elsewhere this season. The Joliet Jackhammers, apparently not just a euphemism for a particularly exerting sexual maneuver, have offered the recently released Big Hurt a deal to play for their Nothern League team, located near Chicago. In ...
He Who Shall Not Be Named —
The Mockingbird
Click here to see the Jays waffling about “rumours” (read: media speculation since Godfrey et. al have pretty quickly shot the suggestion down) that Barry Bonds could come to Toronto. Gibby doesn’t remind the press that his bosses have officially said it’s not going to happen, which is odd. Vernon seems to be on the fence though he doesn’t say as much. Zaun ...
Griffin: Mailbag: Frank Thomas edition —
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
With Michael Kay seemingly away forever tracking down The Poubelle Twins and Parts and Labor for his show...we are stuck with Richard Griffin.
Q. Hello Richard, Goodbye Frank Thomas and hello Barry Bonds? It’s hard to see him fit into a Jays lineup, but his name has been popping up recently. If winning this year is the number one priority and management is on a short leash, would the Jays ...
Frank Thomas Released By Blue Jays; Several Teams Could Use Him, Including Blue Jays —
Walkoff Walk
The Blue Jays and Frank Thomas parted ways yesterday afternoon. Thomas called into Baseball Tonight and spoke to Chris Berman about it. He sounded relaxed and said the whole thing was amicable, which I believe.
How could it not be? Frank Thomas believes he can be an every day player, the Blue Jays disagree, by letting him go they get out of his $10 million option for next year, and Thomas ...
Frank Thomas Should Be Back in a Baseball Uniform Soon —
FanHouse
After Frank Thomas got all hissy about the Blue Jays limiting his playing time and then his subsequent release from the team over the weekend, some speculated he might land back in Oakland. Thomas revitalized his career there in 2006, going .270/ .381/.545 with 39 dingers and 114 RBIs after the White Sox seemingly left him for dead. Well, according to Tim Brown at Yahoo! Sports , not only ...
Big Hurt Drawing Interest From A's —
The Game of Baseball
Frank Thomas, at least in my opinion, still has some baseball left in him - this despite Thomas having notoriously slow Aprils lately. Apparently, at least one other American League team agrees; according to Buster Olney of ESPN The Magazine, the Oakland Athletics are debating internally as to whether they will sign Thomas to a contract - probably within the next 48 hours. Prior to his ...
Frank Thomas' Next Stop: The Joliet Jackhammers? —
Foul Balls
It's been a few days since the Toronto Blue Jays dropped Frank Thomas like a bad habit because they didn't want to pay him the money they promised him if he made 1,000 at bats with the team over two years (This is not a new phenomenon in Toronto), and the Big Hurt is still looking for a job.
Of course, Frank's options are somewhat limited seeing as how he can't really play first base anymore (
Off Day Devil Ray Droppings —
Bugs & Cranks
Reason for Optimism.
Q. Which team’s bullpen is leading the Majors in ERA this season?
A. That would be our very own Tampa Bay Devil Rays. With a 2.70 ERA. Not a bad start for a team that was 30th last year with a 6.16 ERA.
Reason to be pissed off.
The Devil Rays organization continues to seem very anti-fun. On Saturday night, after Andy Sonnanstine made quick work of the White ...
Thomas & Bonds —
Mound Talk
It is always an interesting baseball weekend when the previous year’s home run leader for a team gets cut before the end of the first month. Yes, Frank Thomas was cut by the Blue Jays and there is little doubt in my mind that if you had him on your fantasy team you followed [...]
SPORTS SHORTS —
NY Post: Sports
BASEBALL: Big Hurt turns into Big Angry Blue Jays DH Frank Thomas was livid yesterday after getting benched in favor of Matt Stairs and being told by manager John Gibbons he can expect further cuts to his playing time. Thomas, 39, was hitless in...
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